Providing housing safety, security, and protection by creating the primary residence property tax exemption.

 H-1625.1

HOUSE BILL 2024

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representatives Berg, Ramel, Ryu, Taylor, Leavitt, Nance, Pollet, Reeves, Kloba, Rule, Fosse, Reed, Bernbaum, Salahuddin, Parshley, Goodman, Thomas, and Cortes

Read first time 02/25/25. Referred to Committee on Finance.

AN ACT Relating to providing housing safety, security, and protection by creating the primary residence property tax exemption; amending RCW 84.48.010 ; adding new sections to chapter 84.36 RCW; creating new sections; and providing a contingent effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds that housing security is important to all Washingtonians.

(2) The legislature further finds that homeownership is the main mechanism for creating wealth for the middle class and working families and passing it on generationally.